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Cold Calling: The Business Behind a Phone Call We have all seen businesses calling people to promote their products or services. Sometimes we ignore these calls, sometimes they irritate us, and sometimes they introduce us to something useful. But I never really thought about what happens behind these calls until I watched a Think School podcast featuring Saad Khaja. That's when I learned the term cold calling  - contacting potential customers who haven't previously shown interest in a product or service. What interested me most was how businesses can use these conversations not just to sell, but also to understand customers and test ideas before investing heavily. Imagine a builder planning to construct an apartment complex. Before investing crores, they could speak with potential buyers, understand their budgets, and learn whether they prefer two-bedroom or three-bedroom flats. This information could help them make better decisions before construction begins. Businesses can fi...

  What the Heck? India Will Rise Again...! 🇮🇳 What the heck is happening? Visa restrictions, fewer opportunities, and uncertainty for Indian students and IT professionals dreaming of working in the US. But hey, this is not the end of our story. We will come back stronger! Instead of depending only on opportunities abroad, let's focus on building a stronger India. 🇮🇳 Create more jobs for our talented graduates. 🚀 Strengthen Indian companies with better salaries, work culture, and career growth. 💻 Build world-class products instead of depending only on foreign companies. 🤖 Invest in AI, technology, and innovation to compete globally. 💡 Support startups that create opportunities for thousands of people. 🌍 Raise our standards so Indian companies earn recognition worldwide. We already have companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech. Imagine what we can achieve if we keep improving, innovating, and building even more globally competitive businesses. This is not about ...